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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Another Scrappy Cushion

I sewed up the remaining trimming bits, and made another cushion today. Sunday morning sewing. Love it.
My previous two posts will show how this scrappiness came about. This time I used the brighter coloured scraps and a bright white cotton and made enough little blocks to make a 13 inch square. Then I bordered that with a black polka dot and a few strips of my favourite text print I did a free motion swirly in the outer squares and left the centre plain. Just a little straight line stitch to block it out. I did a simple meander in the text border. I used last Aurifil #50 wt in white. top and bottom. with a 90/14 Superior Titanium Topstitch needle. I ended up with a 16" pillow.

For the back, I used a Riley Blake chevron in two shades of green. Very yummy! To the overlap, I added the selvedge from the polka dot I used on the front as an added touch.

I'm not sure where to start on this one. I love the "letter" fabric, I love the border fabric, you already know that I love the technique.......oh and I love, love, love the backing fabric and I love the use of the selvage. I guess it's safe to say that I LOVE this pillow.

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Hi! Welcome to my quilting blog. My name is Linda and I live in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I have three adult children and have been married to my amazing husband, Mike, for the past 40 years. My passion in life is my family and my quilting.